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The female gaze in Magic Mike and strip clubs; plus Penn Badgley, star of YOU : It's Been a Minute The scintillating strip sensation is back! 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' hits theaters this weekend – and to celebrate, we're talking about male dancers in the media and in the clubs. Our host Brittany Luse sits down with sociologist Dr. Katy Pilcher, to talk about female desire and what it means that a whole family can enjoy a male strip revue together.

Then, Brittany talks to Penn Badgley, the star of Netflix's 'YOU.' He reflects on playing bad guys for the last 15 years, what a murderer can tell us about love and why all television is camp.

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Hot and kinda bothered by 'Magic Mike'; plus Penn Badgley on bad boys

Hot and kinda bothered by 'Magic Mike'; plus Penn Badgley on bad boys

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The live show of Magic Mike, Magic Mike the movie, and stills from the Netflix series "YOU"
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Netflix; Warner Bros. Media; Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
The live show of Magic Mike, Magic Mike the movie, and stills from the Netflix series &quot;YOU&quot;
Netflix; Warner Bros. Media; Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The scintillating strip sensation is back! Magic Mike's Last Dance hits theaters this weekend – and to celebrate, we're talking about male dancers in the media and in the clubs. Our host Brittany Luse sits down with sociologist Dr. Katy Pilcher, to talk about female desire and what it means that a whole family can enjoy a male strip revue together.

Then, Brittany talks to Penn Badgley, the star of Netflix's YOU. He reflects on playing bad guys for the last 15 years, what a murderer can tell us about love and why all television is camp.

This episode of 'It's Been a Minute' was produced by Barton Girdwood, Jessica Mendoza, Alexis Williams, Liam McBain and Corey Antonio Rose. Our intern is Jamal Michel. It was edited by Jessica Placzek. Engineering support came from Gilly Moon, Robert Rodriguez and Brian Jarboe. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni and our senior VP of programming is Anya Grundmann.